Crap Towns / Halifax / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Halifax?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Halifax spilled for 1,387 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2023 to 2025, 5.0 times the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 765, down from 2,046 in 2023.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,046 | 315 |
| 2024 | 1,350 | 307 |
| 2025 | 765 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Hebden Bridge | 8.7 km | 11,297 |
| Elland | 5.8 km | 3,172 |
| Linthwaite and Slaithwaite | 11.8 km | 2,056 |
| Thornton | 7.5 km | 1,500 |
| Halifax | – | 1,387 |
| Brighouse | 7.0 km | 1,298 |
| Huddersfield | 10.9 km | 846 |
| Queensbury | 4.7 km | 659 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 4.1 km | 543 |
| Cleckheaton | 11.1 km | 480 |
| Bradford | 10.8 km | 257 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |